as in distinguishing
to understand or point out the difference in
it was hard at first to differentiate between the two styles of music
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Recent Examples of differentiating
Lilium Jet Lilium focuses on regional air mobility rather than short-hop urban routes, differentiating itself from most air taxi competitors.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Either way, each realizes the route to victory means differentiating herself from the other.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
In a statement to CNN, Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson appeared to justify Hegseth’s 2016 remarks while differentiating them from the Democrats’ video.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
All models in the new trio carry the 270th-anniversary emblem, differentiating them as having been produced in 2025.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2025
One key factor differentiating companies that do well at succession planning from those that do badly is the incumbent CEO’s willingness to engage in the task of picking someone to succeed them, another recent analysis of succession pitfalls found.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
What are some of its differentiating features?
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
In the below interview, Lockhart dives further into differentiating the stories, connecting the dots with very specific references to both books set on Beechwood Island, and where the hope lies in her newest novel, now out in bookstores.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Others echoed that sentiment while differentiating human creativity from automation.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Either way, each realizes the route to victory means differentiating herself from the other.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
In a statement to CNN, Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson appeared to justify Hegseth’s 2016 remarks while differentiating them from the Democrats’ video.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
All models in the new trio carry the 270th-anniversary emblem, differentiating them as having been produced in 2025.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2025
One key factor differentiating companies that do well at succession planning from those that do badly is the incumbent CEO’s willingness to engage in the task of picking someone to succeed them, another recent analysis of succession pitfalls found.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
What are some of its differentiating features?
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
In the below interview, Lockhart dives further into differentiating the stories, connecting the dots with very specific references to both books set on Beechwood Island, and where the hope lies in her newest novel, now out in bookstores.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Others echoed that sentiment while differentiating human creativity from automation.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiating
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To that point, Lee stressed the importance of city names preceding a team name as a distinguishing factor.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Presidents learn quickly the wisdom of distinguishing between an authoritarian regime and the people who suffer under its rule.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
2 Jan. 2026
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Student and faculty critics also accused the university of being too slow to respond to complaints about a rising star astrophysicist, Christian Ott, accused or harassing and discriminating against female graduate students as early as 2012.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Long Range Discrimination Radar, or LRDR, located at Clear Space Force Station in Alaska, is tasked with searching, tracking and discriminating among multiple long-range threats simultaneously, increasing the probability of successful interceptions.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Differentiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiating. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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